Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-11-03


The mountains near Madisonburg
are burning.
..-Overcoats, for mer, boys and
youths at Kauifman's store.
A Novelty-The ladies' Knottee
Jerseys at Ksuffman's store.
Fine Fruits, Confectionery, Gran
ges aud Lemons. always new and fresh,
ut J. w. Stoyer's.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Mllheim b. Il l.. Association will be
on next Monday evening.
MIR. Brooks, the DAILY NecS col.
lector and solicitor, OF Bellefonte paid
US pleasant pop visit yesterday FORE
noon.
UNDER THE HAMMER. In this weeks
issue Sheriff Walker publishes long
list of sheritr's sales for the November
term of court.
--Governor Beaver expects to be at
Philadelphia this week to assist in the
canvass of Boss Leeds for sheriff.
birds of a feather, &C."
Aaron Williams, Esq OF Belle
fonte, chairman OF the Democratic
county committee for 1888, was seen
In town yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Jos. Eckly. OF near Ballefonte,
the father .in.law Of Mrs. Christian
Eckley, nee Kate Ulrich, from this place
died very suddenly on Monday morning
Keep a sharp eye on the nlired tick
cts next Tuesday. Democrats examine
your ballots closely before you vote lest
you are voting for the wrong man.
IUte Democratic.
President Cleveland has issued his
proclamation, aXing upon Thursday,
November oath us day for general
thanksgiving. So while YOU get away
with your fat turkeys, don't forget a.
bout thanksgiving.
CLOSING OUT.--Mr. Adolph Miller.
manufacturer of cigars, Main street,
Millheim, has concluded 10 quit the
business and is selling out his stock of
cigars on hand. HIS place of business,
which is centrally located, is now for
rent.
Miss SusanC. Wise of Aaronsburg,
who had been on q visit to friends in
Lemont for a few weeks returned home
on Tuesday, and stopped at this office
to have us announce that she will make
sale of her personal effects, on Satur-
day, Noy. 18th.
On Tuesday forenoon the woods of
merchant J. w. Shook, situate short
distance east of Milheim were dscoY-
cred to be on fire, and burned all that
day and the greater part of the night.
Most of the viluale timber had been
taken off the tract and the fire princi-
pally fed on underbrush but lot of
cordwood, and some fences were de-
stroyed by the flames.
"A team of horses belonging to Mr..
Henry Fielder, of Madisonburg, which
was left standing at the hardware store
without being tied ran away on Tues
day afternoon while the driver attend
ed to some business III Snook's store.
The horses were hitched TO farm
wagon and went through the Gap at
lively rate. apparently bound for home.
We have not heard whether any dam
age resulted from the runaway.
When lot of ladies haye party
from which men are excluded they call
it "hen party" and il naturally fol.
lows that when a lot of young men hold
high carnival, then it should be termed
a rooster party" Such a gathering
was held last Saturday night at Spring
er's barber shop. Oysters, stewed, boil
ed, fried and raw, were dshed up in the
highest style of art. TIE boys pro-
nounce it one of the jolly events, but
for heavens sake keep mum"
OUR LADY FRIENDS will be inter
ested in know ing that by sending 20c.
to pay postage, and 10 top covers of
Warmers Safe Yeast Showing that
they haye used at least Is packages)to
Fl. II. Warner s. 60, Rochester, N.
Y. they can get 500 page, finely il
lustrated Cook Book, free. Such a
book, bound in cloth, could not b.
bought for less than a dollar. IL is a
wonderful good chance to get fine
book for the mere postage and the II
dies should act promptly.
Our townsman Daniel Hoy, and
others contemplate starting a creamery
in this place and have the skating rink
building on Penn street in view as a
suitable place to carry on said enter
prise. We hope the project will assume
a tangible form before very long, There
is no better territory to be found any
where for an undertaking of the kind
and we are sure the gentlemen concern
ed will receive the hearty encourage
ment of our people. Such industries
are jnst what Millheim needs to give
the town boom in business, Let us
have the creamery.
--Inl last weeks issne mention was
made of several cases OF diphtheria a
which treatened to become epidemic.
This week it becomes our pleasant duty
to announce that the disease appeared
only in a slight form and that at this
writing Tuesday noon) all danger of